Carey, C. J., Brown, A. G., Challis, K. C. and Howard, A. J. (2006). Predictive modelling of multiperiod geoarchaeological resources at a river confluence:. Archaeol Prospection 13 (4). Vol 13(4), pp. 241-250.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Predictive modelling of multiperiod geoarchaeological resources at a river confluence: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
a case study from the Trent-Soar, UK | |||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Archaeol Prospection 13 (4) | |||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Archaeological Prospection | |||
Volume Volume number and part |
13 (4) | |||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
241 - 250 | |||
Biblio Note This is a Bibliographic record only. |
The ADS have no files for download on this page but further information is available online, normally as an electronic version maintained by the Publisher, or held in a larger collection such as an ADS Archive. Please refer to the DOI or URI listed in the Relations section of this record to locate the information you require. In the case of non-ADS resources, please be aware that we cannot advise further on availability. | |||
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal | |||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This research project developed a terrace sequence model of alluvial landscape development to aid the management of the geoarchaeological resource within a temperate valley floor threatened by aggregate extraction. The model was created using the remote sensing techniques of light detection and ranging (lidar) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), dovetailed with other archaeological and geological data sets within a geographical information system (GIS). Lidar first pulse (FP), last pulse (LP) and intensity models were used in a combination of ways to characterize the landscape. The topographic LP model was particularly effective at defining the major alluvial landforms, such as the higher terraces and palaeochannels. Lidar intensity data defined the palaeochannels, in response to the surface sediments' ability to absorb/reflect the lidar laser pulse. The three-dimensional architecture of the sediments infilling the valley floor was elucidated and modelled by GPR survey along geospatially referenced transect lines. These surveys had their time-slices calibrated through gouge coring along the transect lines, allowing depth slicing of the sediment stratigraphy. The GPR surveys accurately defined the depth of silty clay alluvium overlying the sands and gravels. Internal structure was revealed within the terrace gravels and at the margins of palaeochannels, allowing identification of bounding surfaces and construction of relative landform chronologies. However, GPR penetration into fine-grained palaeochannel fills was generally shallow, with little internal channel stratigraphy revealed. The lidar data sets and the GPR depth slices were integrated within ArcGIS and ArcScene. The distribution of the known and sometimes visible archaeological remains is considered in context of the geomorphology. It is demonstrated that erosion and sedimentation have geologically filtered the archaeological resource and that some areas that have previously been considered archaeologically barren have high potential for both cultural and environmental archaeological remains. | |||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2006 | |||
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. |
|
|||
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
|
|||
Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report |
|
|||
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Aug 2008 |
